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Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m, he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell. The jump is still the Olympic record and the second-longest in history unassisted by wind.
Robert Eugene Richards was an American athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. He won gold medals in pole vault in both 1952 and 1956, becoming the first male two-time champion in the event in Olympic history.
Robert Bruce Mathias was an American decathlete, politician, and actor. Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games. As a Republican, he served in the US House of Representatives for California's 18th congressional district, for four terms from 1967 to 1975.
Robert Allan "Bob" Kiesel was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He worked for a paint manufacturing company until 1941, then served in the U.S. Army, then spent 23 years in the family real estate and investment business in Utah, and finally settled on his farm in Idaho.
Robert Albert Kurland was a 7 feet (2.13m) American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies basketball team. He has been credited as the first person to dunk in a college basketball game. He led the U.S. basketball team to gold medals in two Summer Olympics, and led his AAU team to three national titles. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries.
Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong is a Dutch former speed skater who specialized in long distances: five and ten kilometers.
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports.
The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.
Robert West Lundeen was an American executive, most notable for his association with the College of Engineering at Oregon State University and Tektronix Inc. He was also known for his philanthropy towards various programs at OSU.
The United States competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Dezső Földes was a Hungarian saber fencer.
Robert L. Simpson was a professional Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1976. He was an IRFU all-star at four different positions throughout his career and was a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning with Ottawa in 1951 and 1960. He also represented Canada in basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Robert Ide Will was an American rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Seattle, Washington. In 1948, he was a crew member of the American boat which won the gold medal in the coxed fours event.
The Snowbird was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Eleven races were scheduled. 12 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nation competed.
Robert Iain Colin "Bob" Billingham was an American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist. Billingham was born in London, England. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Billingham finished in second place in the soling class along with his partners John Kostecki and William Baylis. Billingham graduated from Amherst College (1979).
Bob McAllister was an American sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. McAllister was known as The Flying Cop, after his profession as a New York City police officer.
Robert Charles Soth is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Bob Kelley was an American athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Bob Crawford was an American athlete. He competed in the men's individual cross country event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Lundeen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
